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It is possible to contribute to Nix(OS) in different ways:

Contributing to Nix
Contributing to Nixpkgs (see below)
Contributing to the documentation
Contributing to the Official NixOS Wiki (see below)

Contributing to Nix

See the Nix repository contribution guide.

Contributing to Nixpkgs

See also: Nixpkgs/Contributing

Contributing to Nixpkgs, the package repository for the Nix package manager, helps maintain and improve the ecosystem of software available to Nix users.

Guide on Contributing to the packages in Nixpkgs
Guide on Contributing to Nixpkgs in general

Contributing to the documentation

Reference documentation and learning materials for using Nix standalone are maintained on nix.dev by the Nix documentation team.

See Contributing Documentation for how you can help.

Contributing to the Official NixOS Wiki

Main article: NixOS Wiki:Contributing to the wiki

Any registered account can contribute to the wiki either in the form of content, or changes to its infrastructure. Articles can be edited by adding new information, reformatting the existing one or updating outdated facts. The infrastructure is managed through the GitHub repository, and all proposals are discussed there. You can read more about this on the NixOS Wiki:Contributing to the wiki page.

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-{{Expansion|Fill out all possible ways to contribute to NixOS/Nix here.  There's more to contributing than nixpkgs - such as supporting your fellow users or writing articles.}}
+It is possible to contribute to Nix(OS) in different ways:
+* Contributing to Nix
+* [[Contributing#Contributing to Nixpkgs|Contributing to Nixpkgs]] (see below)
+* Contributing to the documentation
+* [[Help:Contributing|Contributing to the Official NixOS Wiki]] (see below)
-= Welcome =
+== Contributing to Nix ==
-There are many ways to contribute to NixOS and Nix at large.  Please read on to learn how to contribute to the mission.
+See the [https://github.com/NixOS/nix/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md Nix repository contribution guide].
-== Contributing packages to nixpkgs ==
+== Contributing to Nixpkgs ==
+:''See also: [[Nixpkgs/Contributing]]'' <!--- TODO: import MediaWiki templates, such as See_also --->
-Development of [[Nix Package Manager|Nix]] and [[NixOS]] happens primarily on [[Nixpkgs]]. You can contribute by helping reporting, diagnosing  and closing issues, by creating, testing and reviewing pull-requests, and by becoming a maintainer of packages and modules hosted on the repository. For more information, see [[Nixpkgs#Contributing|the contributing section of the Nixpkgs article]].
+Contributing to [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs Nixpkgs], the package repository for the [https://nixos.org/ Nix package manager],  helps maintain and improve the ecosystem of software available to Nix users.
-There is also a [[nixpkgs-dev-ml|Maillinglist]] where you can submit patches if you prefer to submit patches via email. These will then be forwarded to [[Nixpkgs]] as a pull request by someone on the ML.
+* Guide on [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/README.md Contributing to the packages in Nixpkgs]
+* Guide on [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md Contributing to Nixpkgs] in general
-See also [[Contributing to nixpkgs]].
 == Contributing to the documentation ==
+Reference documentation and learning materials for using Nix standalone are maintained on [https://nix.dev/ nix.dev] by the [https://github.com/nixos/nix.dev/tree/master/maintainers Nix documentation team].
-See [[Contributing to Nix documentation]].
+See [https://nix.dev/contributing/documentation Contributing Documentation] for how you can help.
-== Contributing to this Wiki ==
-Development of the wiki and other community initiatives happens at at the [https://github.com/nix-community nix-community Github repository]. The [https://matrix.to/#/#nixos-wiki:utzutzutz.net #nixos-wiki channel on Matrix] is available for questions.
-See [[NixOS Wiki:Contributing]]
-== Support other users ==
-Nix/NixOS is a community-led effort.  It is up to every participant to help each other learn and use Nix effectively.  Here are some ways to help other users:
-* Help users on the Nix Discourse.
-* Help users on the Nix Matrix (real time chat).
-* Write blog posts on how to do things with Nix or NixOS.
-* Engage with others on social media about Nix or NixOS.
+== Contributing to the Official NixOS Wiki ==
+{{main|NixOS Wiki:Contributing to the wiki}}
-[[:Category:Contributing]]
+Any [[Special:CreateAccount|registered account]] can contribute to the wiki either in the form of content, or changes to its infrastructure. Articles can be edited by adding new information, reformatting the existing one or updating outdated facts. The infrastructure is managed through the GitHub repository, and all proposals are discussed there. You can read more about this on the [[NixOS Wiki:Contributing to the wiki]] page.